Churn.



No. 654,899. Patented July 3|, I900. J. A. KERNODLE.

C H U R N (Application filed May 19, 1900.)

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NITED STATES PATENT Farce.

SIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO S. M.

HORNADAY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,899, dated July 31,1900.

Application filed May 19, 1900.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LJAMns ALFRED KER NODLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Burlington, in the county of Alamance and State ofNorth Carolina, have invented a new and useful Churn, of which thefollowing is a specificat-lon.

My invention relates to churns, and has for, its object to provide asimple, inexpensive, and efficient rocking churn provided with improvedlocking devices for securing it in a fixed position when not in use.

The objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a churn constructedin accordance with my invention. Fig' 2 is a longitudinal verticalsection .of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section. Fig. 4 isa partial bottom plan view.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlugs.

1 designates a suitable base from which rise side standards 2, of loopedor hair-pin construction, of which the sides or legs are arrangedapproximately parallel and are connected at their upper ends by aninwardly or downwardly turned oflset forming an opentopped bearing 3 toreceive the trunnions 4 of the churn-body 5. In longitudinal verticalsection the churn-body is of substantiallyelliptical shape, and it isprovided in its upper side with an opening fitted with a cover 6, saidchurn-body being flanged, as at 7,

around the opening and having an inwardlyextending rib 8, which forms aseat for the cover. The cover is also upwardly flanged, as shown at 9,and this flange is bent outwardly anddownwardly at its upper edge toform a downwardly-concaved lip 10 to fit the upper edge of the flange onthe churn-body. The lid may be provided with any suitable handle or grip11, and arranged in connection with the lid to secure it in positionwhen the churn is in operation is a locking device consisting of a rod12, engaged at one end with an eye 13 and adapted at the other end fordetachable engagement with a hook Serial M11255. (No model.

14, said rod extending over the top or cover and preferably bearing uponthe handle.

Secured to the churn body is a handleframe having side bars 15,connected terminally and beyond the ends of the churnbody by means ofgrips or rounds 16, and said side bars of the handle-frame arepreferably provided at their centers with spacing-blocks 17, which carrythe trunnionsmounted in the bearings formed by the looped upper ends ofthe side standards.

Rising from the bottom of the churn-body or receptacle and extendingtransversely thereof is a longitudinally-convexed breaker or obstacle18, approximately semicylindrical in cross-section,with its sidesintersecting the fioor or bottom of the churn-body or receptacleapproximately at right angles, whereby as the milk is dashed from oneend of the churn-body to the other during the oscillation of the latterit is caused to pass alternately in opposite directions over thisobstacle, which having the above-mentioned abruptly-rising sidesviolently agitates the contents of the receptacle. The breaker is hollowand constitutes a tempering-receptacle,with which communicates an inletor supply funnel 19, arranged exteriorly upon one side wall of thechurn-body or receptacle. Also communicating with the tempering-receptacle is an outlet or drain tube 20, let down below the plane of thebottom of the tempering-receptacle and extending termi= nally beyond theside Wall of the churnbody to receive a cork or similar stopper, ifrequired. The outlet 21 for the contents of the churn-body is arrangedat one end and may be fitted with a suitable cap or closure 22, and itis obvious that in order to empty the churn-body it is only necessary totip the same without removing it from the support ingframe. v

In addition to the above-described features of the churn embodying myinvention I employ a lock consisting of a looped slide 23, of which theparallel side arms are mounted in .sleeves or guides 24,securedtransversely to the under side of the churn-body, the looped endof said slide being disposed within reach of an operator from one sideof the churnbody and being adapted to be extended laterally to a pointbetween'the legs or uprights of the adjacent side standard,wherebylitse-' cures the churn-body against rocking move ment. The cross-piece atthe closed end of the loop formed by the slide constitutes a grip,whereby the lock may be readilyextended. Also in connection'withthis-slide I may employ an operating-rod 25, to'which maybe attached anoperating power or motor or a windmill, such mechanism, however, not;being shown in connection with the churn The lower end-of theoperating-rodis provided with. aneye 26,- which fits loosely upon one ofthe sidearms o'f' embodying my invention.

the slide, whereby the adjustment of the slide may be accomplishedwithout disarranging' theoperating-rod. v

Variouschanges in the'form,proportion,and

the minor details of construction mayberesorted to without departingfrom thespiritor slide constituting a grip, whereby the slide maybeextended, substantially 'as specified.

, 2. In a churn, the combination of a base, hair;pin or looped sidestandards rising from the base and each havin g approximately-parallelsidesor legs, and also having their upper ends inturned or, loopeddownward to form bearings, a churn-body having trunnion's mounted insaid bearings, anda looped slide having its side arms mounted in guidesupon the under side of .the churn-body,and adapted for extensiontransversely of the churn-body to occupyaposition between the sidesorlegs of one of said standards to lock the churn-body against rockingmovement in either direction, substantially as specified.

3. In a churn,-the 'combination'of a base, looped-sidestandardsrisingfrom the base, a churn-body *having truunionslmounted Tinbearingsiat the upper ends of' the standards,

aslide monntedu-pon thechurnbody'for'extensionybetween thelegs of one-ofthe standards, said slide being of looped: construction,

and an operating-rod'arranged.atyoneside of the churn-body andterminallyattached to one-of the side arms of "the slide,=substantiallyas specified.

In testimonythat Iclaim the I foregoingxas my own I have heretoaflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES ALFRED IKERNOD'LE.

Witnesses:

WM. PLUMMER, CLAUD GATES.

